The next time you see a boat on the Erie Canal, stop and take a second look. Chances are more than excellent that you will see several bikes on board the vessel. Why bikes? Where do boaters go on those bikes? Boaters are “hardy folks” – they want to experience as many sights and sounds along the Canalway as possible. Once boaters have walked or biked a local community, they frequently explore the “blue” highways of the county.

Yes, the Erie Canalway is a collage in motion: photographers at historic locks, new and vintage boats from around the world, kayak and canoe enthusiasts on side streams, hikers on trails, and bikers on blue highways riding to local pageants, festivals, evening concerts, and local farm markets--tourism at its best!